
As if you weren'l already aware, as part of E3 Nintendo has partnered with nine independent developers to bring you a heap of free demos for upcoming Wii U eShop games. Nindies@Home gives you a rare chance to try out some new indie games for the grand total of nothing.
What's more, downloading each of these demos before June 22nd will grant you a 15% discount from each respective game for a month after their release. You really do have no excuse not to give each of these demos a try - you might even find the eShop's next big hit in there!
In case you need a little more convincing, we've put together a showcase reel of all nine demos. Hopefully this'll give you the excuse you need to boot up your Wii U right now, download these demos and enjoy some indie gaming while you wait for Nintendo's Digital Event!
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RIVE is amazing!
Rive is amazing. Typoman could be great.
Rive is challenging and a heck of a lot of fun. Great game so far!
@vonseux Great minds think alike!
Got all of them last night, played a few of them. My favorite was Soul Axiom - super atmospheric, like a first-person Out of This World.
Lol I haven't had time to try the others yet but I downloaded Soul Axiom, Forbidden Planet, and Forma.8! Typo man looks like a download as well after watching this video.
Rive - that's the only one that grabbed my attention... Although I did like the 2.5D of the Mutant Mudds Super Challenge...
Wow, these are looking a lot better than when I saw them yesterday. I guess I was in a bit of a bad mood yesterday, and I really hate the word Nindie.
I'll definitely download these demos now and give them a good try.
Edit: That music in the video is really upbeat and jolly. Does anyone know where it's from?
I thoroughly enjoy RIVE. Runbow, Typoman, Extreme Exorcism, forma.8 and Planet Freedom were high up their too.
Mutant Mudds gets Gold, Rive gets Silver and Typoman gets Bronze (for me)
@crimsontadpoles It's a track called The Big Beat 80's. I got it from YouTube's Audio Library.
I am not sure which one to download first! Well, I might as well download all of them.
FREEDOM PLANET. nuff said.
It was interesting testing them all out. There seemed to be some bugs in most of the games, but I guess that's what "this game is not representative of the final copy" is for.
-Typoman, by far, was my favorite. I loved the atmosphere and quirky (almost Sesame Street-like) gameplay.
-Runbow was okay, if not a bit disappointing. The stages that they showcased seemed pretty mediocre while the color-changing mechanic didn't really catch my interest as much as I thought it would.
-Mutant Mudds was Mutant Mudds.
-Freedom Planet was a throwback to Sonic and pretty enjoyable for the most part. I'm not a huge Sonic fan, however, so others might enjoy it more.
-Lovely Planet was stupidly awesome. I can see how the gameplay can get mundane, but I look forward to play through the game in a not-so-sober state.
-Forma.8 had a really cool atmosphere, but it was so slow to me that I was bored quickly. The puzzles didn't seem all that intuitive to me either, which was a disappointment, especially when I was searching for a more creative solution to them.
-Rive was a pretty awesome one as well. I didn't like the commentary from the pilot, but everything else was great.
-Soul Axiom seems interesting, and the mechanics were enough to keep me engaged. The cutscene at the end, however, was laughably horrible.
-Extreme Exorcism was fun for about ten rounds. However, the gameplay quickly became repetitive after that. Love the concept, but I hope it has a few extra mechanics in the final build to keep the gameplay fresh.
move over sonic, freedom planet has taken your spot!
finally played the freedom planet demo on steam yesterday...seriously a cross of Sonic and Ristar. Plays and looks AMAZING.
Already beat Freedom Planet on PC, but being the Nintendo and FP fan I am, I'll probably re-pay and replay the whole game again. Also Runbow looks quite chaotic and fun, but I haven't tried it yet.
I'm going to have to say for me Gold: Typoman ( I was just awesome) Silver: Soul Axiom (the concept of Soul Axiom was intriguing and I wanted more, but the cut scene at the end was cheesy) Bronze: Forgotten Planet (While it seems much like a "Sonic game" It's just a little different to provide something new, and I really enjoyed it and played it a couple of times). Extreme Excorcism is a close fourth. (Extreme Excorcism was a fun concept, but hope the actual game expands upon what was shown, though I did play it quite a few times). I also really enjoyed Rive as well, but I would have like to see more flying (which I'm sure is in the game). Really a lot of good quality games to demo. The ones I didn't care for or weren't for me were Runbow, Forma 8, and Mutant Mudds (which I know others love).
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